Injury epidemiology and emergency department length of stay in trauma hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Injuries are the major share of cases among ED patients at AaBET hospital. Patients were staying in the ED for longer than the recommended 24 hours by the Ethiopian health system. Intervention measures focusing on injury prevention are necessary to reduce the patient burden on the hospital and strengthen the hospital's capacity to reduce prolonged LoS.
Authors
- Tesfaye Getachew
- Wakgari Deressa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9712-2375)
- Hailemichael Mulugeta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0350-205X)
- Ayalew Zewdie
Institutions
- Debre Berhan University (ET)
- St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (ET)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0309962
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.15